1Mtemo una cithundzi-thundzi ca bzabwino bzomwe bzin'dzabwera, tsono ulibe bzabwino bzacaibzo. Ndipopo umbakwanisa lini kuwakhalisa wakukwana wale omwe ambafendera kuna Mulungu kuti amupembe, napo acimbabwerezera ntsembe zibodzi-bodzizo gole na gole. 2Ungadakwanisa bzimwebzo, ntsembezo zingadalekezedwa lini kuperekedwa? Nakuti wakutumbiza, angadakhala kuti adacenesedwa mwakukhaliratu, angadaneseka lini pomwe mum'tima thangwe ra bzitazo bzawo. 3Tsono, ntsembe zimwezi ni cikumbuso ca bzitazo pa magole yentse, 4nakuti bzin'kwanisika lini kuti mulopa wa mikono na atonde ucose bzitazo.

5Ndipopo, Krixtu pomwe adabwera padziko, adati:

11Ntsiku na ntsiku, anyantsembe wentse ambawonekera acicita mabasa yawo kuna Mulungu. Kubwerezera na kubwerezera ambapereka ntsembe zibodzi-bodzizo, zakuti zin'kwanisa lini kucosa bzitazo cipo. 12Tsono, pomwe Jezu adamaliza kupereka kwakukhaliratu ntsembe ibodzi yokha thangwe ra bzitazo, adakakhala kuboko ladidi la Mulungu. 13Kuyambira pamwepo kuyenda kutsogolo, Iye alikudikhira mpaka anyamadulanthaka wace aikhidwe pantsi ninga bzakupondera minyendo yace. 14Thangwe, kudzera mwa ntsembe ibodzi yokha, Iye adakhalisa wakukwana kwakukhaliratu omwe alikucenesedwa.

15Mzimu Wakucena umbaticitira umboni bwa nkhani imweyi. Cakuyamba iwo udati:

19Na tenepo abale, tina cikhulupiriro cathunthu ca kudzapita m'Mbuto Yakucena Kwene-kwene thangwe ra mulopa wa Jezu, 20mwa njira ipsa ndipo yamoyo yomwe Iye adatifungulira yakupita na panguwo yakugawa ire, yomwe ni thupi lace. 21Tsapano, tina nyantsembe mkulu wakunyang'anira nyumba ya Mulungu. 22Na tenepo, mbatiyendeni kuna Mulungu na mtima wa cadidi ndipo na kukhulupirira kwathunthu, ticikhala na mitima yakucenesedwa kwa ndzeru zakuipa, ndipo mathupi yanthu yacikhala yakutsukidwa na madzi yakucena. 23Mbatiphate mwakulimbika cidikhiro ca cikhulupiriro comwe timbapupula, pakuti Mulungu omwe adatipicirira ni wakukhulupirika. 24Ndipo tikumbukirane wina na mwandzace kuti tingalimbisane tani kuti tikhale na lufoi na mabasa yabwino. 25Mbatireke kusaya kutsonkhana, mwacizolowezi ninga momwe ambacita anango, tsono mbatinyang'ane kulimbikisana wina na mwandzace, maka-maka pomwe muniwona kuti Ntsiku ya Mbuya irikufendera.

26Tikapitiriza kutaza utowa tatatambira kudziwa kwa cadidi, pacalibe pomwe ntsembe yakuperekera bzitazo. 27Candosala cokha ni kudikhira mwa mantha kutongedwa ndipo na moto wakugosva, omwe un'dzamala anyamadulanthaka wa Mulungu. 28Ule omwe akhachola Mtemo wa Mozeji akhafa mwakusaya kubveredwa ntsisi mwakubva mboni ziwiri ayai zitatu. 29Kumbukanimbo imwepo, kodi ni nyathwa yakugosva tani yomwe idathemera kupasidwa ule omwe adanyoza Mwana wa Mulungu, adayesa wakusaya basa mulopa wa cipangano omwe iye adacenesedwa nawo, ndipo adatukwana Mzimu wa nkhombo? 30Pakuti timbamudziwa Ule omwe adati: “Ine ndine wakupasa nyathwa, Ine nin'dzabwezera”§, ndipo adalewa pomwe kuti: “Mbuya an'dzatonga mbumba yace”**. 31Cinthu cakugosva ni kugwera m'manja mwa Mulungu wamoyo!

32Kumbukirani ntsiku zakuyamba, pomwe imwe mudabvunikiriwa, pomwe mudapirira pankhondo ikulu na kubonera kwene-kwene. 33Nthawe zinango imwepo mukhatukanidwa na kucitidwa bzakuipa pamaso pa wanthu. Ndipo nthawe zinango mukhabziyesa ninga wakubonera pabodzi na wale omwe akhaboneresedwa tenepoyo. 34Imwepo mukhabvutika pabodzi na omwe akhali m'kawoko ndipo mudabvuma mwakukondwera kutengeredwa bzinthu bzanu, nakuti mukhadziwa kuti mukhana bzinthu bzakuposa ndipo bzakusaya kumala.

35Na tenepo, lekani kusiya kulimbikira komwe munako, thangwe kulimbikirako kun'dzabweresa phindu likulu. 36Bzin'funika kuti imwepo mupirire, mwakuti mwatacita cifuniro ca Mulungu, mudzatambire bzomwe Iye adapicira. 37Nakuti, yandosala nthawe pang'ono,